Responding to Modern Genocide

At the Confluence of Law and Politics

Mark D. Kielsgard

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Routledge
21 December 2017

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Armed conflict; Other warfare & defence issues; International criminal law

Developments in the understanding and treatment of genocide through the twentieth century have involved a combination of politics, public opinion, social trends, and economic development, and led to the substantive law of genocide and the assumption of international jurisdiction. This book analyzes incidences of genocide and mass atrocities, focusing on the political factors involved in modern counter-genocide efforts. Drawing on incidences of genocide and mass atrocity such as the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the Armenian genocide, Mark Kielsgard adopts a conceptual model that reveals the political factors which impact the international law of genocide, such as barriers and catalysts to transitional justice and the politics of genocide denial.

As a work which provides a focused picture of those influences and their significance to genocide studies, this book will be of great use and interest to students and researchers in international criminal law, conflict studies, and conflict resolution.

By: Mark D. Kielsgard
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780815355328
ISBN 10: 0815355327
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 21 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"1. Introduction: Responding to Genocide 2. The Function of Prevention 3. The Cost of Denial 4. Restorative Justice: The Essential Healing Process 5. Punishing Genocide 6. ""No Peace Without Justice"" 7. Conclusion: Tracking Trends and Projecting an International Order of Human Dignity"

Mark D. Kielsgard is Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong.

Reviews for Responding to Modern Genocide: At the Confluence of Law and Politics

Kielsgard (City Univ. of Hong Kong) offers a compelling discussion of the role politics plays in the possibility of preventing genocide...The beginning traces the evolution of the law on genocide and the politics of its development. The second section of the book essentially discusses several theories of genocide highlighting the elements that lead to genocide. When these elements are identified, Kielsgard argues, prevention could be possible if the political will exists. The next section looks at how genocide denial affects the ability to prevent genocide because denial permits future crimes against marginalized groups. The final part of the book discusses transitional justice responses following genocide. W. R. Pruitt, Virginia Wesleyan College, CHOICE